2008 Annual Conference

Creating the Future of the Catalog and Cataloging

an ALCTS Program
Sunday, June 29, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Anaheim Convention Center, Rm. 204B
Anaheim, California

Description

Explore the connections between the promise of next generation catalogs, the potential of global information networks, and what catalogers do. How may catalogers and others use new tools like WorldCat Local, the eXtensible Catalog, faceted browsing, etc., new concepts like "ambient findability" and new behaviors like social tagging, web searching, etc., to create valuable services for information users. This program will present views of the future of catalogs, cataloging, and catalogers.

Speakers

Martha Yee, Cataloging Supervisor, UCLA Film & Television Archive
Jennifer Bowen, Head of Cataloging, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Tim Spalding, Creator of LibraryThing
Diane Hillman, Cornell Digital Library Research Group

Moderator

Robert Wolven, Associate University Librarian for Bibliographic Services & Collection Development, Columbia University

Sponsored by

ALCTS Cataloging and Classification Section (CCS)

Cosponsored by

ALCTS Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group
LITA Next Generation Catalog Interest Group 

Program Chair: Daniel Lovins